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Postcards From Richard Nixon Lyrics

Artist: Elton John
Album: The Captain And The Kid

Postcards From Richard NixonMusic by Elton JohnLyrics by Bernie Taupin

We heard Richard Nixon say, welcome to the USAThe common sense I sometimes lackHas opened up a seismic crackWe've fallen in and I can't pull backAnd I guess we'll have to stay

In open arms we put our trust they put us on a big red busTwin spirits soaking up a dreamFuel to feed the press machineAfter years that were long and leanWe're finally on our way

chorus:And Richard Nixon's on his knees he's sent so many overseasHe'd like to know if you and me could help him in some wayA little camouflage and glue to mask the evil that men doA small diversion caused by two, pale kids come to playAnd we heard Richard Nixon say "welcome to the USA"

Neither of us understood the way things ticked in HollywoodWe just loaded in and grabbed the batWith little room to swing a catAnd pretty soon we were where it's atOr so the papers say

And all around us suntanned teens, beauty like we'd never seenOur heroes led us by the handThrough Brian Wilson's promised landWhere Disney's God and he commandsBoth mice and men to stay

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In a bright red Porsche on Sunset I saw Steve McQueenI guess he's just about the coolest guy I've ever seenAnd for you and me that speeding car is how it's going to beI see no brakes just open road and lots of gasoline

Oh we heard Richard Nixon say, welcome to the USAThe common sense I sometimes lackHas opened up a seismic crackWe've fallen in and I can't pull back